MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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